This Pride season, get outside, explore your city, and experience stories that celebrate love, history, and identity.
What if your next Pride celebration wasn’t just a party—but a story you could step into?
In Calgary and Edmonton, new interactive adventures are turning the city into your stage. From psychic missions to heartbreak speedruns to powerful historical walking tours, these immersive tales turn your city streets into storyscapes—and you into the main character.
📲 Download the Story City App, get outside, and follow the story as it unfolds through your city.
Live in another city? You can still explore these stories in Spoiler Mode, a special play style that lets you enjoy the full experience from anywhere. Watch how it works here → Spoiler Mode.
Whether you’re showing up in person or joining from afar, it’s a chance to connect with the queer storytellers shaping these unforgettable experiences.
Featured Pride Adventures in Calgary and Edmonton
💔 Heartbreak Speedrun
Created by Miranda Martini @MirandaMartini | Art by Nastassia Mihalicz | Music by Alixandra Cowman
Nine dates. Three suitors. One broken heart.
This dating sim–inspired story puts you in the shoes of someone nursing a fresh heartbreak while navigating the downtown Calgary dating scene. With three love interests—Birch, Luca, and Olivia—you’ll dive into the mess, the mayhem, and maybe even a little magic. It’s funny, raw, and totally replayable.
🏳️🌈 Edmonton Queer History Project
Presented by the Edmonton Queer History Project @EdmQueerHistory
Want to know where queer stories live in Edmonton? Everywhere.
This powerful self-guided walking tour offers two 90-minute loops through downtown, mapping the evolution of Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community. You’ll visit pivotal landmarks, relive moments of celebration and resistance, and uncover the untold stories that made this city what it is today. You can also tune in to the From Here to Queer podcast, hosted by Darrin Hagen, for companion storytelling.
👻 The Psychometrist
Created by Eliot M.B. Howard @MaxwellBlake | Narration by Janelle Jorde
Step into the role of a psychic with the power to relive memories from objects and places. In this immersive story, you’ll follow emotional echoes through downtown Edmonton alleyways, uncovering a spirit’s past and helping them move on. It’s eerie, moving, and unforgettable.
🌸 Spring
Created by Bruce Cinnamon | Narrated by Christian Lackman
In this poetic, reflective experience, the North Saskatchewan River becomes your narrator. As you explore Edmonton’s Highlands neighborhood, you’ll hear stories of the river that divides and unites the city, inviting you to choose: will you go with the flow, or swim upstream?
Ready to celebrate Pride in every step? 📲 Download the Story City App
Support Queer Storytellers This Pride Season
Want to amplify queer voices in interactive storytelling? Here’s how to help:
- Play the stories in person or in Spoiler Mode (especially if you’re not local!)
- Leave a review or rating in the Story City App to help boost visibility
- Share your favorite story on social media to shout out the creators
- Follow the creators for more magic—creator social handles are linked in each story’s description in-app!
These stories were made by LGBTQIA+ creators who bring their whole selves to the narrative. Help us share their voices far and wide. ❤️
Want to Help Shape What’s Next?
We’re building Universal Adventures—interactive stories that work in any city around the globe. And we’re inviting you to help us test them.
If you’re the kind of person who loves a good plot twist and wants early access to new stories, sign up to become one of our Play Testers. No tech skills required. Just curiosity and a love for getting outside.
As a member of our Play Testers team, you’ll:
- Shape, twist, and test the stories before they go live
- Get early access to new interactive adventures before anyone else
- Unlock exclusive perks like discounts on stories, special badges, and members-only merch
- Earn the chance to become a ‘Mayor’ of your city—an honorary title and reward for our most active players
- Help us spot bugs and shape stories before they launch
- Get a sneak peek at what’s coming next—before anyone else
Ready to be part of the inner circle? 👉 Sign up here to become a Play Tester!
Grab your phone, pick your adventure, and explore! There’s already a story waiting for you.
📲 Download the Story City App
